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When Nice Hurts: Recognizing Trauma-Based People-Pleasing | The Healing Life
In this episode of The Healing Life, host Ayesha Keating explores the complex and often painful phenomenon of trauma-based people-pleasing. This is not about simple kindness or agreeableness; it is a survival strategy rooted in early childhood experiences where safety was contingent upon compliance. If you find yourself apologizing for taking up space, saying yes when you want to say no, or feeling physical panic at the prospect of disappointing others, this episode offers a compassionate framework for understanding why your nervous system reacts this way. We distinguish between genuine…
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